Juvenile Court Process

Which Supreme Court case?

Juveniles should receive many of the same due process rights as adults

• In re Gault

• Roper v Simmons

• New Jersey v TLO

• Miller v Alabama

young people who have committed acts that would be crimes if committed by adults

• Delinquent offenders

• Status offenders

• Criminals

young people who have committed acts that would not be crimes if done by adults

• Delinquent offenders

• Status offenders

• Criminals

like the sentencing hearing for adults

• Detention Hearing

• Adjudication Hearing

• Disposition Hearing

Adult system or juvenile system: Intake

• Adult

• Juvenile

Which best describes Juvenile court the best...

• Deals with civil law, traffic, and limited jurisdiction

• Deals with offenders under 17 years old

• The highest state court: has 7 justices: original and appellate jurisdiction

• Deals with wills and have exclusive jurisdiction

Which court only appoints its judges?

• juvenile

• magistrate

• superior

• supreme

Which Supreme Court case established that juveniles have the right to a lawyer during interrogations?

• In re Gault

• Kent v. United States

• McKeiver v. Pennsylvania

• Breed v. Jones

What is the primary goal of the juvenile justice system?

• Punishment

• Rehabilitation

• Deterrence

• Incarceration

Which term describes a juvenile who is found guilty of a crime?

• Delinquent

• Status offender

• Minor

• Defendant